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32670. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum.
From Kozlof, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. Hybrid produced by
the plant breeder I. V. Mijurin between the Green Reine Claude and
P. spinosa, a hardy spiny bush of Europe, Persia, North Africa, and
Siberia. Fruits dark purple, small, sweet, and characteristically
spicy. Good keeping qualities. On Amygdalus davidiana stock.

32671. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum.
From Kozlof, Tambof Government, Russia, through F. N. Meyer.
Hybrid between the Green Reine Claude plum and P. spinosa, originated
by I. V. Mijurin at Kozlof. Fruits dark purplish, medium in
size, very sweet flavor and aftertaste all their own. Trees very productive
and vigorous.

32673. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum.
From Kozlof, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. Hybrid produced by
I. V. Mijurin, the Russian plant breeder, between the Green Reine
Claude and P. spinosa. Medium-sized fruit of beautiful yellow color;
spherical shape; sweet, spicy, and juicy; of good keeping quality.
Tree medium sized, very healthy, cold resistant. On Amygdalus
davidiana stock.

36086. PRUNUS TOMENTOSA. Chinese bush cherry.
Early flowering deciduous shrub, with flowers three-fourths of an
inch across, white tinged with rose, and small sour cherries on short
stems. Fruits valuable for preserves. Its extreme hardiness, ornamental
character, and probable usefulness for hybridization experiments
make it promising for dooryards in the North.

41455. PRUNUS sp. Flowering plum. From F. N. Meyer,
Tsaochowfu, Shantung, China. A flowering shrub much in demand
by the Chinese for forcing. It is generally trained in grotesque
shapes and is always grafted on Amygdalus davidiana, which stands
drought and transplanting better than the plum's own roots.
Chinese name Mei.

42748. PRUNUS sp. Prune. From Mr. A. Sugden, Chefoo,
China. Reported as a "remarkable Chinese variety. Very productive
in its natural state. Fruit round, rough, Mirabelle color; clear,
firm flesh, sweet; juice red. Ripe in August. Very good for tarts,
jams, jellies, etc."

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA. Guava. Well-known tropical fruit,
generally utilized for jellies and preserves. Large shrubs with white
flowers and round or pear-shaped fruits, 2 to 3 inches in diameter,
containing many small hard seeds. The flesh is sweet and of a musky
flavor. Stands very little frost.
        